Select the correct statement about complement.
A) An adaptive immune mechanism is often involved in directing complement to its target.
B) Complement can be activated through three pathways: classical, secondary, and alternate.
C) The membrane attack complex consists of complement proteins C3a through C5.
D) Complement proteins C1 through C9 act exclusively in the classical pathway.
A) An adaptive immune mechanism is often involved in directing complement to its target.
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A) antibody B) interferon C) phagocytosis D) all of these
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